Does Mercer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mercer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mercer. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mercer?

68% of Mercer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mercer 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mercer?

Consultant (295) , Analyst (269) , Associate (264) , Senior Associate (241) , Senior Analyst (200) , Actuarial Analyst (166) , Principal (153) , Principal Consultant (125) , Senior Consultant (123) , Investment Analyst (98) , Intern (80) , Process Developer (76) , Project Manager (63) , Manager (59) , Process Champion (59)

What are the pros of working at Mercer according to real employee reviews?

"The people you work around are great and there is a great sense of friendship among everyone." ((in 635 reviews)); "The company is very structure which is good for work/life balance" ((in 513 reviews)); "Good Benefits and hybrid working" ((in 356 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care about you." ((in 287 reviews)); "Good work environment and collegues." ((in 130 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mercer according to real employee reviews?

"Salary low and incentives is also low" ((in 278 reviews)); "Low pay and very political" ((in 261 reviews)); "Poor management not able to develop staff a lot of freeloaders drawing wages and leaving the work to a few" ((in 247 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends throughout most of the year" ((in 118 reviews)); "No training and no alignment with its sell proposal" ((in 109 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mercer layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mercer layoffs and their outlook for job security at Mercer in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Mercer locations?

Buenos Aires , La Plata , San Isidro , Monte Grande

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,653 total reviews)

Pat Tomlinson

27% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Mercer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,653 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mercer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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7K reviews

3.0

Jun 17, 2022

Mercer Health Benefits Consulting

Principal senior benefits consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Deep bench. Lots of internal resources.

Cons

Internal resources aren't free. Heavy pressure to increase revenue and profit. Support team is often very junior---they turn over before they gain experience.

2.0

Jun 16, 2022

Ugh

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a job. What more can be said?

Cons

Top heavy. Unempowered staff. Don’t care about staff and their well-being.

3.0

May 13, 2022

Good culture, complicated business

Communications and marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good culture and genuine care for wellbeing - Good work life balance - Nice people

Cons

- Complicated business with many disperate products/service lines that confuse both internally and externally - Very overstretched comms and marketing teams

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